Grenoble Audio guided walking tour 2h20 and 19 audio comments

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. Arriving on the Place de la Cymaise, you are facing the emblematic Fountain of Leo and Snake, one of the oldest in the city.

   Passes by

2. You cross the Isère thanks to the Saint-Laurent footbridge which until the 17th century was the only bridge in Grenoble. It was originally a wooden toll bridge that was washed away a thousand times by the river floods and rebuilt a thousand times.

   Passes by

3. Here you are now on Place Saint-André, facing the beautiful flamboyant Gothic façade of the Parliament Palace. The parliament is a listed historic building, the oldest part of which dates back to the 15th century.

   Passes by

4. Here, facing the collegiate church of Saint-André, you are in the heart of the dolphin district, place of power of the Dolphins in the Middle Ages. Here, the Dolphin has nothing to do with the eldest son of the King of France. This is the title held by the Counts of Vienna.

   Passes by

5. Here you are, facing Notre-Dame Cathedral in Grenoble.The bishopric of Grenoble goes back a very long way!! Almost at the beginning of Christianity!

   Passes by

6. Now make way for gastronomy and local products! France can be visited by tasting the flavours of its different regions and Dauphiné is not left out for quality local products.

   Passes by

7. Here you are in Place Grenette. Until the end of the 14th century, you would have been outside the city walls, at the foot of the Gallo-Roman enclosure.

   Passes by

8. You arrive at the forecourt of the church of Saint-Louis, built in the 17th century. The Bishop of Grenoble, Monsignor Le Camus, decided to have it built. He's even building two!

   Passes by

9. This beautiful green square was dedicated to Victor Hugo who died the year it was created. Previously there were the old Bonne barracks and the old perimeter wall.

   Passes by

10. You have just entered the City Garden, a small dose of nature in the city center. It is a typical example of a classic French garden, composed on one side of a wood, where you will find plane trees, chestnuts and lime trees, and on the other a part flowered with rose garden, palm trees and orange trees.

    Passes by

11. You reach the docks, from where we have a nice view of the alignment of colorful buildings on the other side of the Isère. Attention, here you must make a crucial choice!!

    Passes by

12. Be careful, we will begin our ascent towards the Fort de la Bastille. It is an uphill climb that follows arranged paths and stairs with a positive elevation gain of almost 300m.

    Passes by

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 1 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Know before you go

How it compares in Grenoble

• Its from-price is 92% below the median of the 35 experiences we list in Grenoble.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 19 of 35.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Grenoble

Grenoble is a university city in a valley of the French Alps, ringed by high mountains and linked to its hilltop fort by round glass cable cars.

Grenoble sits at the meeting of the Isère and Drac rivers on a flat valley floor, with the Chartreuse, Vercors and Belledonne ranges rising on every side. Glass cable-car bubbles carry people from the quay up to the Bastille fort on the hillside above, with a view over rooftops and peaks. The city hosted the 1968 Winter Olympics.

See all 35 experiences in Grenoble